Joe Biden condemns Griner sentence and calls for ‘immediate release’ President calls basketball star’s detention ‘unacceptable’ as Tony Blinken reiterates commitment to bringing Griner home from Russia The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2022
Reverend Al Sharpton: Celtics’ Bill Russell took his celebrity status to the causes The Celtics great pioneered the role of athletes using their platform for greater causes than sport. USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 2, 2022
Rev. Al Sharpton stirs effort for Brittney Griner’s return amid WNBA All-Star festivities: ‘Bring Brittney home’ CHICAGO — The Women’s National Basketball Players Association anchors its collective action in the 144 players represented by the union. But what happens when the 144 are missing one? Chicago Tribune · Jul 9, 2022
Rev. Al Sharpton calls for release of WNBA star Brittney Griner “We stand rock solid behind Brittney Griner,” Rev. Sharpton said at a news conference in Chicago, as the WNBA kicked off festivities leading up to its All-Star Game on Sunday at Wintrust Arena. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 9, 2022
Ogwumike, WNBA continue push for Brittney Griner's release Nneka Ogwumike says Brittney Griner is an American hero The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022
Brittney Griner: Rev Al Sharpton calls on Putin to put fate of basketball star above ‘national boundaries’ ‘She didn’t see Russian fans any different than American fans’ The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022
Why is WNBA star Brittney Griner detained in Russia? Ms Griner has been detained in Russia for five months and counting The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022
What happened to WNBA star Brittney Griner? Ms Griner has been detained in Russia for five months and counting The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022
John Legend says Black people need to own ‘narrative’ of their stories as he condemns battle over books John Legend spoke on stage alongside civil rights leader Rev Al Sharpton and New York film director Spiek Lee at the Tribeca Film Festival on the eve of Juneteenth The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022
Rev Al Sharpton speaks about progress in civil rights on Juneteenth: ‘We’re not out of the woods yet’ ‘I’ve lived long enough to see some things... I’ve seen enough victories to know that we can win,’ he said The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022
Al Sharpton takes a bow, with Spike, to close out Tribeca On the eve of Juneteenth, the Tribeca Festival came to close with the Rev_ Al Sharpton documentary “Loudmouth.” The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022
Biden nominates Chauvin prosecutor for federal judge in Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS — President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Jerry Blackwell to be the next federal judge in Minnesota, elevating the Minneapolis attorney who gained international notoriety for his role in the prosecution of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd. Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2022
Tribeca Festival 2022: Taylor Swift, Derek Jeter and Jennifer Lopez headline as the event returns to full-size lineup NEW YORK — The Tribeca Festival is back with some of music’s biggest hit-makers — and one of baseball’s greatest hitters. Tribune News Service · Jun 3, 2022
Harris calls for unity as Buffalo lays the last shooting victim to rest Vice President Harris spoke during the memorial service for Ruth Whitfield, the last of 10 Black people killed in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket to be laid to rest. WEKU · May 28, 2022
The Guardian - US · May 28, 2022 ‘Enough is enough’: Harris addresses funeral of Ruth Whitfield after Buffalo shooting Al Sharpton calls on ‘all good people’ to stand up for justice at last funeral for victims of racist attack
Al Jazeera · May 25, 2022 Two years after Floyd, Biden signs police reform executive order Steering a middle path, US president finds consensus for narrow reforms after overhaul proposals fail in Congress.
Tribune News Service · May 25, 2022 Biden to sign policing order on anniversary of George Floyd’s death WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order Wednesday afternoon aimed at putting new limits on federal law enforcement, to mark the second anniversary of George Floyd’s killing by a Minneapolis Police officer.
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022 What would George Floyd’s life have looked like without the crushing weight of racism? Two years on from his death, it’s worth considering the success he might have had in a different world, say writers Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa
Roll Call · May 25, 2022 Biden to sign policing order on anniversary of George Floyd's death - Roll Call President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order Wednesday afternoon aimed at putting new limits on federal law enforcement.
The Independent UK · May 25, 2022 Biden to sign policing order on anniversary of Floyd's death President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's death
The Independent UK · May 22, 2022 'I wish I had a magic wand': In Buffalo, wounds are deep Long before an 18-year-old avowed white supremacist inflicted terror at a Buffalo supermarket, the city's Black neighborhoods had been dealing with wounds that are generations old
The Independent UK · May 21, 2022 Funeral held for youngest victim of Buffalo supermarket shooting Roberta Drury was described as ‘big hearted’ with a ‘smile that could light up a room’ as she was laid to rest on Saturday
The Guardian - US · May 20, 2022 ‘His heart is broken’: Buffalo mourns shooting victims as first funeral held Civil rights and community leaders gathered the night before to plead with the nation to confront and stop racist violence
The Independent UK · May 20, 2022 Buffalo families begin to eulogize victims of racist attack The first of several funerals for 10 Black people massacred at a Buffalo supermarket was planned for Friday, one day after victims’ families called on the nation to confront the threat of white supremacist violence
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2022 ‘She told Martin Luther King: tell ’em about the dream!’ The eternal life of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson Fifty years after her death, friends and fans including Al Sharpton assess the legacy of a singer who took gospel mainstream and became ‘as big as Beyoncé’